In 1988, the old man Ren Xiufang, who lives in Qingdao , received a letter from Taiwan.
The sender was Wang Hengwen, who was deeply in love with her husband 39 years ago. In the past 30 years, Wang Hengwen has become the "Chen Shimei" mentioned by the villagers in the village.
Ren Xiufang has been waiting for him for more than 30 years and has never thought of remarrying. Five years ago, she worked hard to contact Wang Hengwen, and Wang Hengwen's answer was just "can't come back."
He said that he has a career, a wife, and a child in Taiwan. It is good for everyone if he doesn't come back.
Ren Xiufang's heart hurts so much. Her forbearance and perseverance are exchanged for her husband's "indifferent".
5 years later, Wang Hengwen wrote to Ren Xiufang, hoping that she could bring her son to Hong Kong to meet her.
Ren Xiufang was hesitant, and the old sisters in the village advised her not to go. She was an old woman who had never left the village in her life and went to Hong Kong to face such a family. Who knows what would happen?
But Ren Xiufang has waited for so many years and has no resentment. She only has an obsession in her heart. She wants to meet her, and it seems that there will be no regrets in this way.
Ren Xiufang and her son came to Hong Kong and met in the hotel they agreed with Wang Hengwen in advance.
Ren Xiufang is one year younger than Wang Hengwen, but now standing in front of him, it seems like he is ten years older.
Wang Hengwen's hair was gray, but he was meticulously combed, wearing a high-end shirt and a dark red tie, which looked like he was successful in his career and had a prosperous life.
Ren Xiufang's back has been hunched and her hair is gray due to hard life over the years. Even if she picked her best clothes to meet her husband, she could still tell at a glance that she was an old lady in a rural area with a difficult life.
Ren Xiufang was thinking along the way that he hadn't met for so many years, what should he say to Wang Hengwen?
There were thousands of words in her belly, but she couldn't speak at the moment she saw Wang Hengwen and his wife.
Wang Hengwen's Taiwanese wife has never left. She stared at Ren Xiufang closely, and her words and deeds seemed to have a sense of superiority, which made Ren Xiufang feel very uncomfortable.
Taiwan’s wife and Wang Hengwen also looked very intimate and loving. They massaged Wang Hengwen’s arms and handed snacks to her husband’s mouth.
At the end, Ren Xiufang had nothing to say, and could only say a few polite words on the scene. The atmosphere on the scene was very awkward.
Wang Hengwen may also feel embarrassed and left to rest in the middle. The Taiwanese wife leaned on Ren Xiufang and held her arm, talking about the process of acquaintance and love between her and Wang Hengwen.
This really made Ren Xiufang feel like a knife, and she had to endure it all, showing her basic respect for the other party.
The marriage and love between Taiwanese wife and Wang Hengwen may be romantic, and they will be praised in front of others, but it is really inappropriate to say this in front of Ren Xiufang.
Is Taiwanese wife really incompetent? Not necessarily, she declared "sovereignty" in her own way, hoping that Ren Xiufang would retreat when she was in trouble.
And Ren Xiufang's depression and loneliness in her heart could not speak, and she knew that Wang Hengwen could not listen to a word.
Anyone who Wang Hengwen still feels a little guilty about her will not make her so embarrassed today...
Wang Hengwen and Ren Xiufang are both from Hongdao Town, Qingdao.
Wang Hengwen is a famous cultural person in all corners of the countryside. He has been smart since childhood and has a high education. He has become the principal of the primary school in the village in his early 20s.
The Wang family and the Ren family have made a doll kiss . Ren Xiufang married Wang Hengwen when she was 19 years old. The childhood sweethearts fell in love with each other very much after marriage and gave birth to a son soon.
After getting married, Wang Hengwen's career has also risen steadily, and his family laughed and said that Ren Xiufang has good luck in his husband.
One morning in 1949, just as Qingdao was about to be liberated, Wang Hengwen suddenly received a telegram at his home saying that the Qingdao school wanted to call him back.
Wang Hengwen had time to have breakfast, so he set off quickly. Before leaving, he kissed his 4-year-old son as usual and hugged his youngest daughter who had just been a hundred days old.
I didn’t expect this farewell, and it was even more difficult to meet the whole family.
Wang Hengwen did not come back this time when he went to school. 26-year-old Ren Xiufang raised her children alone, and she was still unwilling to remarry, and no one could understand the hardships.
Ren Xiufang asked people to inquire about her husband everywhere, but she couldn't figure out why Wang Hengwen left without even leaving a note. She was afraid that her husband would have an accident and his life would be in danger.
It was not until later that Ren Xiufang found someone and found out that Wang Hengwen was on a ship heading to Taiwan. Ren Xiufang was waiting for her husband to come to Taiwan to contact her, but after a long time, there was still no news. Someone told Ren Xiufang that Wang Hengwen might have died of illness on the boat, and some people said that the boat Wang Hengwen was riding had capsized and drowned in the sea.
Even though the hope is very slim, she is still waiting. He believes that such a husband who loves his children deeply cannot abandon his wife and run away like this. He must have had no choice but to do so.
The small family without her husband is like a collapse. The Wang family's parents are in poor health. The five brothers took turns to take care of them. Although Wang Hengwen is missing, the brothers still ask Ren Xiufang to fulfill the obligation of support instead of her husband.
Wang Xiufang doesn't know how to resist, and the orphan and widowed mother just survive day by day.
On those miserable days, Wang Xiufang put her eldest son under the tree on the ground, and carried her daughter little by little and farmed the land little by little.
She still has to serve her in-laws. Other people's crops have sprouted. Ren Xiufang's land has not yet been cleared. Her mother's family is in a village outside. The Wang brothers have always regarded her as an outsider. While asking her to take care of them, their in-laws also complain that Ren Xiufang is not capable enough.
Ren Xiufang couldn't stand it several times and rolled in the field and cried.
Originally, people said that she married a good family and wanted to enjoy a happy life in the future, but she didn't expect that such an inhuman life would be like this inhumane life in the future. The kind Ren Xiufang never thought of giving up her two children and the Wang family's parents. She kept blaming herself for her lack of ability.
More than ten years after Wang Hengwen disappeared, his parents-in-law passed away. Ren Xiufang was alone with two children, and no one could help him. A kind-hearted relative advised Ren Xiufang to consider remarrying while she was young, and for nothing else, she wanted to raise the two children.
Ren Xiufang was beautiful when she was young. Even though she had two children, the person who came to propose marriage for her still broke the threshold. Some people had very good conditions and clearly stated that they could regard Ren Xiufang's son and daughter as their own, but Ren Xiufang still refused.
As the child grows up, Ren Xiufang wants to support her child to go to school, and life is getting harder and harder. In the most difficult time, even the Chinese New Year meat is sent by her second sister, but Ren Xiufang still hopes that the child can be as knowledgeable as her husband, and grits her teeth and sends the child to school.
No matter how much she suffered, she never thought of remarrying. She is a traditional woman. She thinks that a woman can only marry once in her life. Even if that person is dead, she must keep her pride for him.
In 1983, someone in the village went to Hong Kong. When he came back, he brought Ren Xiufang a great news. It turned out that Wang Hengwen was still alive.
Ren Xiufang was so excited that she couldn't sleep well for days and nights. Decades have passed, and her hard days are about to end. She felt that Wang Hengwen must be waiting for her like her, looking forward to the day when she could be reunited.
The kind neighbor helped her contact Wang Hengwen and handed Wang Hengwen's phone number to Ren Xiufang. Wang Hengwen knew the current situation at home, but didn't say much.
Not long after, the letter Wang Hengwen sent to Ren Xiufang finally arrived. The letter was cold from beginning to end, without a word of longing or reluctant to let go. It just said that he is a public official in Taiwan now and has not retired yet, so he cannot go back to his hometown to visit relatives.
What made Ren Xiufang even more desperate was that Wang Hengwen married another wife and gave birth to three sons in Taiwan. He said that even if he wanted to return to the mainland, he would not be able to give up a whole family.
He can let his wife and children ignore him. He has never taken the initiative to contact or search for him for many years, but he keeps saying that he can't bear to leave Taiwan's three sons... Wang Hengwen is a cultural person. His indifference and unreasonableness make Ren Xiufang feel strange.
Ren Xiufang replied to him again, and wanted to try her best to save her: "House of , I just hope you can come back sooner to see you. My health is getting worse and worse. Meeting you again is considered a matter of fulfilling your worries, and I have no regrets in my life. "
After the letter was sent out, Wang Hengwen never replied.
This time, Ren Xiufang must force herself to let go. After so many years, she has lived such a miserable life, but she is always worried that her husband will not be full or wear warm. It turns out that over the years, he has lived a decent and glorious life in Taiwan, and there is a wife taking care of her. She is so disappointed.
When my neighbors advised her to remarry, they once said that maybe Wang Hengwen had already married another woman, but Ren Xiufang just didn't believe it. Now that I think about it, the stupidest thing is myself.
For the adoptive parents of her husband, she is a mother and a father to raise two children, and endures the fingers and fingers of neighbors. She was bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by the Wang family. Wang Hengwen and his parents and brothers are actually the same type of people, and there is no difference in their culture.
1988 Wang Hengwen asked Ren Xiufang to go to Hong Kong. Ren Xiufang took his son with the last little expectation, but brought back a lot of disappointment.
Wang Hengwen's Taiwanese wife said that she was born into a general's family and had power and power. Wang Hengwen was taken to be a soldier and later became a young teacher. His father disagreed with the marriage. The Taiwanese wife elopes with Wang Hengwen and makes herself look down on her stance and lives a hard life with him.
It was not until after their first son was born that the Taiwanese wife's family accepted Wang Hengwen. Wang Hengwen also relied on the connections of the Taiwanese wife's family and his own struggles, and has now become the chairman of several companies.
episode has come to this point, and Ren Xiufang can only say: " sister, don't worry, I just took my son to meet Hengwen and I was satisfied. I will not participate in your life. I just ask you to take good care of him and let him have a peaceful old age. I will be content with ."
Taiwan's wife seemed to have let go, holding Ren Xiufang's hand and shouting "sister", constantly thanking her. The Taiwanese wife also knew that Ren Xiufang was not easy, but from her perspective, she didn't want to face a broken home at this age.
She and Ren Xiufang hugged each other and promised Ren Xiufang would take good care of Wang Hengwen. Ren Xiufang could not say anything except crying.
Taiwanese wife compensated Ren Xiufang in various ways she could think of. She bought skin care products for Ren Xiufang and gave him gold bracelets. Wang Hengwen is now the chairman. He doesn’t have much direct contact with Ren Xiufang. Even if he meets for a short time, he will say a few words politely.
A year later, Wang Hengwen asked Ren Xiufang to bring her daughter to Hong Kong, hoping to meet her daughter. Ren Xiufang thought about saying something to Wang Hengwen this time, but the Taiwanese wife was still inseparable and brought her younger son to come with her. When she saw Ren Xiufang, she asked her younger son to kowtow and shouted "Auntie".
Ren Xiufang asked Wang Hengwen when he would retire and could go to his hometown to take a look. Wang Hengwen told her that she would wait for another 10 years.
Ren Xiufang was already 67 years old at this time. Because of decades of hard work, she was in very bad health and had no idea whether she could still live to the age of 77.
The Taiwanese wife has been with Wang Hengwen for many years and is very good at observing her expressions. She immediately explained to Ren Xiufang: "Sister, you have to be considerate. Wang Hengwen actually has his own difficulties. Our three sons have not yet got married. He needs to work harder for a few more years to accumulate a solid family business for the children."
It would be fine if he didn't mention his son. When he thought of his children suffering with him over the years, Ren Xiufang was full of anger and got up and left.
Ren Xiufang's two children were once so outstanding, but because of her poverty and frailty and sickness, her eldest son stopped studying after graduating from junior high school and stayed at home to farm and helped her mother.Her daughter is beautiful and has good grades. She was admitted to high school with very excellent grades. However, because her father's disappearance was related to the Kuomintang, her daughter "has bad ingredients", and no evaluation from the school has the share of her.
The daughter finally chose to drop out of school, no matter how Ren Xiufang persuaded her, it was useless. The strong-willed girl couldn't stand the school's discrimination, so she finally found an honest man to marry.
It can be said that Ren Xiufang and his children have suffered more than 30 years because of Wang Hengwen, while Wang Hengwen and his Taiwanese wife's sons can go to the United States to study, and are still waiting for their father to leave them a huge inheritance. Ren Xiufang cannot accept this unfairness.
When he got home this time, Ren Xiufang fell seriously ill and she thought she was going to die. Wang Hengwen was conscientious and sent a sum of money to Ren Xiufang to ask her to have a good medical treatment.
It was this money that made Ren Xiufang look forward to Wang Hengwen again. She felt that Wang Hengwen wanted her to wait until the agreement 10 years later before sending the money.
In fact, what is this money worth to Wang Hengwen?
In January 1999, Wang Hengwen finally retired. That summer, he brought the members of the Taipei Qingdao Association to visit relatives.
Only then did Ren Xiufang realize that Wang Hengwen is the president of the Taipei Association and is actually a person with a great influence.
Wang Hengwen has activities every day and only stayed with Ren Xiufang for 2 days.
This time, Wang Hengwen finally did not bring his Taiwanese wife.
Ren Xiuying waited for half her life, from the age of 26 to the age of 77, and finally held Wang Hengwen's hand and came to the beach where she once snuggled and talked to her heart.
She told Wang Hengwen a lot of things that happened in the past, Wang Hengwen’s parents and brothers, the changes in his hometown over the years, and the interesting things and difficulties in the process of his children growing up.
Wang Hengwen listened patiently, and Ren Xiufang started crying as she spoke.
Wang Hengwen finally said: "I still have to leave . I don't know when I will truly return to my roots. Maybe I will never have such a day in my life."
Ren Xiufang knew that they were old after all, and this time they met might be the last time. She wanted Wang Hengwen to come back to see more when she had time, but she didn't say it.
Not long after, Wang Hengwen took the Taiwanese veterans back.
What Ren Xiufang finally got is still a separation ending.
The selfish and greedy human nature cannot withstand the test of time. Even the closest person on the pillow, how many people can guarantee that he will remain loyal under the long-term separation?
Ren Xiufang's life was great and sad. She stubbornly adhered to a creed throughout her life, and her thoughts were simple and pure.
. Wang Hengwen and his wife have been fighting in shopping malls for many years. They have been using the tricks in the business world to deal with the poor mother and son. They have been leaving a way out for themselves, but they have never put themselves in Ren Xiufang's shoes. She cut off all her ways out for so many years and survived day after day. How can you bear your perfect life on the brokenness of others?
